About the ministry
About The Continuous Flame
The Continuous Flame is a Christian ministry devoted to prayer, research, and outreach, serving the Church through teaching, publishing, events, and resources that support faithful witness to Jesus Christ.
A ministry that began with prayer
The ministry began with prayer. In 1986, Dr. Rafat Amari founded The Continuous Flame to call believers and churches to worship, intercession, and dependence on God. Research and outreach grew from that foundation as the ministry developed teaching, publications, conferences, broadcasting, and other resources for the Church.
Today, The Continuous Flame serves as the nonprofit home for its ministry work. It brings prayer, events, Christian resources, research, publishing, and related initiatives into one organization while allowing each part of the work to retain a clear purpose.
One ministry, distinct work
The Continuous Flame provides the nonprofit home for its prayer ministry, events, Christian resources, research, publishing, and related ministry initiatives. The Religion Research Institute is its specialized research and publishing ministry focused on the historical and textual study of Islam and resources for Christian witness.
Prayer, research, and outreach
Prayer
Prayer is not one program among many. It is the ministry's foundation: worshiping God, seeking His work in the Church, and interceding for people and places in need of faithful gospel witness.
Research
The ministry supports serious Christian study in Scripture, theology, doctrine, apologetics, and comparative religion.
Outreach
The Continuous Flame shares teaching and research through books, articles, journals, videos, events, translation, and digital resources so that truth can serve churches, ministry workers, students, scholars, seekers, and other readers.